Urban–Rural Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening: Cross-Sectional Analysis of 1998–2005 Data from the Centers for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Study
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Description
Analyzes Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
data to examine disparities in colorectal cancer screening
rates between rural and urban U.S. populations. Table 1
compares rural and urban population characteristics, such
as age, race, ethnicity, education, income, marital status,
and overall health.
Author(s)
Allison M. Cole, J. Elizabeth Jackson, Mark Doescher
Citation
Cancer Medicine, 1(3), 350-356
Date
12/2012
Tagged as
Cancer
· Chronic disease management
· Health disparities
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data